Healthcare Cost Analytics Lead

Highmark Health; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 58,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network seeks a senior role in cost accounting to support finance and leadership with advanced patient care cost analytics. The position involves statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and data visualization across clinical, payroll, and financial data sources.

Reporting to the Director, Cost Accounting, you will lead operational cost accounting activities, establish cross-entity cost guidelines, and drive actionable insights for capital investments and payor negotiations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent experience as determined by the company
• 3 years in a leadership or management role
• 3 years of database development
• 3 years with cost accounting
• Advanced Excel skills
• Ability to adapt to changing computer technologies
• Strong understanding of relational database structures, applications, and transactional systems
• Healthcare cost accounting systems experience preferred (EPSi, StrataJazz)
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities

Responsibilities

• Perform management responsibilities including hiring, coaching, and staff development; lead day-to-day operations of the cost accounting department.
• Establish consistent cost accounting principles across network entities and maintain cost center hierarchies.
• Direct cost analysts in creating cost allocation rules and yearly cost reports.
• Utilize SAS, Excel, Tableau, Alteryx to produce reports for leadership and decision support teams.
• Develop business cases and support payor negotiations and capital planning.
• Mentor and develop staff; build relationships with hospital leaders and clinical teams.
• Provide training on cost data and reporting tools across departments.
• Ensure data credibility through audits, reconciliation, and compliance with standards.

Skills

Leadership

Advanced Excel

Relational databases

SQL basics

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

CPA

CMA

CHFP

Tools

EPSi

StrataJazz

SAS

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Allegheny Health Network seeks a senior role in cost accounting to support finance and leadership with advanced patient care cost analytics. The position involves statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and data visualization across clinical, payroll, and financial data sources.

Reporting to the Director, Cost Accounting, you will lead operational cost accounting activities, establish cross-entity cost guidelines, and drive actionable insights for capital investments and payor negotiations.